CA1165428A - Bending actuator for ring laser gyroscope - Google Patents

Bending actuator for ring laser gyroscope

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CA1165428A
CA1165428A CA000387103A CA387103A CA1165428A CA 1165428 A CA1165428 A CA 1165428A CA 000387103 A CA000387103 A CA 000387103A CA 387103 A CA387103 A CA 387103A CA 1165428 A CA1165428 A CA 1165428A
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gyroscope
transducer
ring laser
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French (fr)
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Bo H.G. Ljung
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Singer Co
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Singer Co
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/10—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
    • H01S3/13—Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude
    • H01S3/139—Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude by controlling the mutual position or the reflecting properties of the reflectors of the cavity, e.g. by controlling the cavity length
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C19/00—Gyroscopes; Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses; Turn-sensitive devices without moving masses; Measuring angular rate using gyroscopic effects
    • G01C19/58—Turn-sensitive devices without moving masses
    • G01C19/64—Gyrometers using the Sagnac effect, i.e. rotation-induced shifts between counter-rotating electromagnetic beams
    • G01C19/66—Ring laser gyrometers
    • G01C19/661—Ring laser gyrometers details
    • G01C19/665—Ring laser gyrometers details control of the cavity

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Gyroscopes (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
  • Navigation (AREA)
CA000387103A 1980-12-01 1981-10-01 Bending actuator for ring laser gyroscope Expired CA1165428A (en)

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US06/211,992 US4386853A (en) 1980-12-01 1980-12-01 Bending actuator for ring laser gyroscope
US211,992 1980-12-01

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US (1) US4386853A (no)
JP (1) JPS57106188A (no)
AU (1) AU539939B2 (no)
CA (1) CA1165428A (no)
DE (1) DE3143798A1 (no)
FR (1) FR2495312A1 (no)
GB (1) GB2089106B (no)
IT (1) IT1142085B (no)
NO (1) NO157031C (no)
SE (1) SE450601B (no)

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US5131751A (en) * 1990-04-26 1992-07-21 Allied-Signal Inc. Ring laser gyro cavity length controller, frame compression
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US5381436A (en) * 1993-05-28 1995-01-10 Honeywell, Inc. Ring laser gyro employing radio frequency for pumping of gain medium
US6424419B1 (en) * 2000-07-28 2002-07-23 Northrop Grumman Corporation System and method for providing cavity length control of a ring laser gyroscope
US9651379B2 (en) 2014-11-17 2017-05-16 Honeywell International Inc. Eliminating ring laser gyro backscatter
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US4113387A (en) * 1977-02-14 1978-09-12 Rockwell International Corporation Dual mode laser optics control for ring laser gyro

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JPS57106188A (en) 1982-07-01
DE3143798A1 (de) 1982-06-16
FR2495312A1 (fr) 1982-06-04
US4386853A (en) 1983-06-07
GB2089106A (en) 1982-06-16
IT8125352A0 (it) 1981-11-30
SE8107024L (sv) 1982-06-02
FR2495312B1 (no) 1984-11-23
AU539939B2 (en) 1984-10-25
GB2089106B (en) 1984-02-08
NO157031B (no) 1987-09-28
AU7569381A (en) 1982-06-10
SE450601B (sv) 1987-07-06
IT1142085B (it) 1986-10-08
NO157031C (no) 1988-02-03
NO814040L (no) 1982-06-02

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